Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin praesidēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /preˈsjɛ.de.re/, /preˈsje.de.re/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛdere, -edere
  • Hyphenation: pre‧siè‧de‧re, pre‧sié‧de‧re

Verb

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presièdere or presiédere (first-person singular present presièdo or presiédo, first-person singular past historic presiedétti or (traditional) presiedètti, past participle presiedùto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to chair, to direct
  2. (intransitive) to preside [with a ‘over’] [auxiliary avere]
  3. (intransitive) to oversee [with a] [auxiliary avere]
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to regulate the function of [with a] [auxiliary avere]

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ presiedere in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • presiedere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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